List of ambassadors of the United States to Suriname

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Ambassador of the United States to Suriname
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Incumbent
Priyadarshi Sen
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim [1]
since November 3, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holder Robert L. Flanagin
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationNovember 25, 1975
Website U.S. Embassy - Paramaribo

The following is a list of ambassadors that the United States has sent to Suriname. The current title given by the United States State Department to this position is Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

Contents

RepresentativeTitlePresentation
of credentials		Termination
of mission		Appointed by
Robert L. Flanagin Chargé d'Affaires ad interim November 25, 1975March 25, 1976 Gerald Ford
J. Owen Zurhellen, Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 25, 1976June 2, 1978
Nancy Ostrander Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 29, 1978July 8, 1980 Jimmy Carter
John J. Crowley, Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 25, 1980December 10, 1981
Robert Werner Duemling Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 1982August 24, 1984 Ronald Reagan
Robert E. Barbour Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 25, 1984October 23, 1987
Richard C. Howland Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 1987May 16, 1990
John P. Leonard Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 11, 1991November 1, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Roger R. Gamble Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 23, 1993September 20, 1996 Bill Clinton
Dennis K. Hays Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 14, 1997June 14, 2000
Daniel A. Johnson Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 29, 2000June 3, 2003
Marsha E. Barnes Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 8, 2003July 27, 2006 George W. Bush
Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 28, 2006September 23, 2009
John R. Nay Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 16, 2009September 3, 2012 Barack Obama
Jay N. Anania Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 15, 2012October 2, 2015
Edwin R. Nolan Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 11, 2016September 29, 2018
Karen L. Williams Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 20, 2018November 3, 2022 Donald Trump

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References

  1. ↑ https://sr.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/
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